Pictures of the week: Protests in Paris (and Greece) and a tale of two Khawajas

A vandalised statue of the Marianne, a symbol in France, seen inside the Arc de Triomphe, after 'Yellow Vest' supporters rioted in Paris after clashing with police last weekend when fuel hike protest march turned ugly.

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Anarchists were blamed for hijacking the march by the 'gilets jaunes' in what were the ugliest scenes of violence in the French capital since 1968.

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Back then student demonstrations led to violence and subsequently general strikes which brought the whole of France to a virtual standstill. Ultimately, it signalled the beginning of the end for the presidency of Charles de Gaulle.

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A protester prepares to hurl a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, at a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens.

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Streets were also ablaze in Athens on Wednesday night. Ten years on from the death of Grigoropoulos, the anger the country feels at its economic situation and corruption of the state hasn't changed much.

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Usman Khawaja celebrates after taking an incredible catch to dismiss Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, as Australia made a dominant start to the first Test in Adelaide.

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Arsalan Khawaja

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On Tuesday, Khawaja's older brother, Arsalan, was charged with forging a terror hit-list to set up an innocent Sri Lankan at the University of NSW because of a 'personal grievance'.

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The flag-draped casket of former President George HW Bush in US Capitol Rotunda in Washington ahead of two funerals for the 41st president of the United States.

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Former United States President George W Bush gives a piece of candy to former First Lady Michelle Obama as former US President Barack Obama look on at the Washington National Cathedral before the service in which he paid tribute to his late father.

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Tim and Jean O'Neal watch from the back of their pick-up as the train car with the casket of former US president George HW Bush passes through Millican, Texas, en route to Houston from Washington for the second and final funeral in honour of Bush, who died age of 94.

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Chris Dawson is escorted by NSW Police detectives as he arrives at Sydney Police Centre at Surry Hills, in Sydney, to be charged with the murder of his wife Lyn, who vanished from their home in 1982. The story is a central feature of the Teachers Pet podcast which has been downloaded 25 million times across the globe.

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Luka Modric, of Croatia and Real Madrid, and his familly attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony at Le Grand Palais on Monday, where he was named the world's best player ahead, beating regular winners Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong points at Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann during an angry exchange in the Senate after he successfully suspended standing orders, preventing debate on a Sex Discrimination Bill.

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Nicole Kidman

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Nicole Kidman arrives at the AACTA Awards at The Star, in Sydney, on Wednesday night.

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Steam rises from the brown coal-fired power plant operated by RWE in Bergheim, Europe's largest carbon dioxide source. According to a report by the UN this week, CO2 emissions have gone up for the first time in four years.

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Former Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett makes his first appearance in South Sydney kit as he leads his first coaching session with the Rabbitohs at Redfern Oval on Tuesday.

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New Broncos coach Anthony Seibold, who headed in exactly the opposite direction, does likewise in Brisbane.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks with US President Donald Trump in a very spartan room during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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The G20 line-up. Bottom row (left to right): French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Middle row: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Top row: President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim (L), General Director of the International Labor Organization Guy Ryder and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

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Dora Krsnik from Croatia, with the ball, and Lynn Knippenborg, from the Netherlands in action during the EHF Women EURO 2018 handball match between Netherlands and Croatia in Montbeliard, France.

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Police arrest one of two armed men holed up in an apartment at the Chasely Apartments Hotel in Auchenflower in Brisbane, which created a lockdown and caused traffic chaos.